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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hiv Infected Women
1,671 wordsThe number of newborns infected by vertical transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus is increasing as the number of HIV-positive women increases within the United States. It is estimated that while seven thousand of the HIV-positive women become pregnant each year, between one thousand and two thousand of their newborns will be HIV-positive. The transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus from mother to child, the benefits of drugs intervention, and whether or not the HIV-screening ...
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Dred Scott Case Anti Abortion
2,051 words... big mistakes having abortions, and they regret it later... Many unwanted babies are abused, neglected and / or battered or even killed by unloving or immature parents. Many women make mistakes in having babies they don't want and can't love or care for. Some may regret an abortion, but this should not be a reason to deny choice to all women. Abortion causes psychological damage to women. They suffer guilt feelings all their lives. The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences...
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Low Birth Weight Cerebral Palsy
916 wordsThere are many things to expect when a couple has a child. When a couple conceives a child they should know how much commitment is involved. There are the early morning feeds and cleanings, which can frustrate new parents. A person gives up privileges and most of their freedom when the child is born. Also, one of the parents has to stay home or figure out some way to watch and care for their child during the day. The parents make a commitment to the child to support and love that child. A child ...
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U S Census Bureau Unintended Pregnancies
1,507 wordsOn June 7, 1965, the U. S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down state laws that had made the use of birth control by married couples illegal. The court's landmark decision - coming five years after oral contraceptives became available to American women and 49 years after Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the U. S. - legalized the use of birth control and paved the way for the nearly unanimous acceptance of contraception that now exists in this country. Th...
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Low Birth Weight Teenage Mothers
2,000 wordsEvery day another baby is born. What are the problems that happen to a teenage mother and why? Most babies that are born to teenage mothers are more likely to be born premature and / or suffer low birth weight. There are many problems involved with children having children. First off, there is a higher risk of low birth rate, premature labor, and stillbirth. One major problem is that teenage girls are not fully grown and matured; therefore, when they become pregnant it induces problems not only ...
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Women And Children Domestic Violence
1,118 wordsDomestic violence isn t what we thought we would be carrying as a societal problem into the new Millennium. In fact, its an ancient problem that mere mention of it today as an ongoing crisis should really make our society embarrassed and oppressive. Only with the past decade is our society beginning to realize that we ve overlooked the stringency of domestic violence. All along we ve been viewing domestic violence as merely a moral and ethical dilemma, not an obligation. We ve convinced ourselve...
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American Medical Association Tens Of Thousands
2,362 wordsWhy Abortions Must Be Legal No matter how any of us feel about embryos and fetuses and their rights about women and sex and responsibility about Gods will, Karma, or the Bible the fact still remains: Women have always used abortion as a last resort to prevent the birth of a child, and they always will, regardless of what the laws say or the rest of us think. But when abortion is illegal, it is unsafe and dangerous. Therefore, abortion must be legal, and it must be accessible too. Abortion is nev...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Level Of Education
1,952 wordsAlthough the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990 s than they were only a decade ago. The United States teenage birthrate exceeds that of most other industrialized nations, even though American teenagers are no more sexually active than teenagers are in Canada or Europe. (Gormly 348) Recent statistics concerning the teen birthrates are ala...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol During Pregnancy
1,857 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Preventable Birth Defect? If women didn? t drink anymore during pregnancy, there would never be another baby born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Effect? (Mccuen 33). This is a very powerful statement. It is also a very simple cure for an alarmingly high birth defect that all women have the power to stop. ? Every year more than 40, 000 American children are born with defects because their mother drank alcohol while pregnant? (Mccuen 34). That is 1 to 3 per ...
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20 Th Century Vitro Fertilization
3,169 wordsGenetic Testing for Diseases There is more than enough ethical mud in genetics of 1998 to keep physicians, lawyers, scientists and bioethicist's on guard. A majority is unaware of the progress made in routine and exotic genetics, and most are caught off guard by each new technology. At the same time, in the United States most scientists receive no more than a few hours training in ethics, most physicians take no training in genetics, and it was revealed in 1997 that less than 16 % of those who r...
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United States Citizens Legal And Illegal Immigrants
2,164 wordsMany immigrants come to the United States because it is known as the land of opportunities, but in the last decade many political analysts are saying that there are no more opportunities left for the citizens already living here. Immigrants come here for job opportunities and to start a new life and career. The question though is that, by allowing the number of new immigrants to influx are we end up sacrificing the people that are struggling to find those opportunities. The number of new immigra...
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Infected With Hiv Hiv Testing
1,159 wordsA. Summary This particular journal researches prenatal HIV testing as it relates to vertical transmission. 1. Randomized controlled studies involving HIV- positive pregnant women at various stages of pregnancy were monitored and evaluated in an effort to find conclusive reasoning for prenatal testing. Women of different income levels, educational and ethnic backgrounds were involved in these studies. 2. The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study 076 as well as following randomized controlled trials we...
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Sexual Behavior Sexual Activity
2,971 wordsIn most societies, out of wedlock pregnancy and childbearing violate the optimal life course pattern of completion of schooling, gaining employment, marriage, and then parenthood. The phenomenon of adolescent pregnancy is particularly troubling though. Although this occurrence often results in a personal, as well as very real, social dilemma, it must be recognized from the outset that it is not the behaviors themselves that are problematic, but their timing. Adolescence is a period of intense ph...
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Low Birth Weight High School Diploma
2,428 wordsThesis Teen Pregnancy Teen Pregnancy Thesis statement: Teenage pregnancy is a major concern in todays society; there are many ways to prevent teen pregnancy, many people to get advice from, and many decisions that a teen parent must make. Outline: I. Introduction II. Teenage Pregnancy A. Concerns about Teenage Pregnancy B. What helps prevent Teen Pregnancy C. Source of Advice and Support III. Stages of Pregnancy A. First Trimester B. Second Trimester C. Third Trimester IV. Challenges of Teenage ...
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